OUTLINE

1.       [3-min] Overview: Brief overview of 30 years since 1991 Broadcasting Act and CBC licence renewals at CRTC

2.       [1-min] Research Question: Is Canada’s national public broadcaster reflective of the “multicultural and multiracial nature of Canada” within its programming and among its employees as obligated in the 1991 Broadcasting Act?

3.       [3-min] Theoretical Framework:

a.         Feminist Political Economy of Media

b.        RTC & International Agreements

c.         What does this mean for audiences?

i.       Employment and Reflection for "Protected Groups"

4.       [1-min] Methodology:

a.         Applied methods include CMAC’s participation throughout public process and submitting data for CRTC’s consideration, review of public record, and transcript analysis

5.       [3-min] Data and Findings:

a.         Employment Equity Members at CBC/SRC

b.        Reflection Analysis: Accounting for Diversity in CBC 2020 TV Programming

c.         Case Study of CRTC process

6.       [1-min] Conclusion

a.         Links to research questions and literature

7.       References

RESOURCES

·      CMAC submissions to CRTC: http://www.CMACentre.ca/2020/12/10/advocacy-updates/

·      Oral Hearing Presentation by CMAC for CRTC 2019-379: https://archive.org/details/cmac-crtc-2019-379

·      Commission letter denying CMAC's 4th and 5th procedural requests to add data to the public record and the Dissenting Opinion of Commissioner Claire Anderson: https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2021/lb210409.htm